Washington, District of Columbia. Bank of Washington. 18xx $5. PMG Choice Uncirculated 63 EPQ. Proof.(DC-385-G44P). Plate A. Imprint of Draper & Co. Philadelphia. The series was unknown to Haxby prior to the 1990 auction. This is a rare type known only to us in proof featuring a stylish layout. Female farmhands at center resting against a "5" denomination counter with a farm scene in the background alongside a distant view of the District of Columbia and the United States Capitol Building at right. Portrait of Washington at left between a pair of rectangular panels emblazoned "FIVE." Subsidiary vignette of a sailing ship navigating rough seas at right above a rounded "5" denomination counter seen directly above the bottom margin.From the Caine Collection.<p>Christies sale of the ABNCo Archives, September 1990; Schingoethe Collection; Smythe; Tom Denly; Stacks Capital City Sale of October 2007, Lot 1209.
